Since the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration ended on May 11, 2023, HHS ( Health and Human Services) and CLIA regulatory requirements under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Authority requiring reporting of laboratory test data to the federal government also ended. Covid testing results no longer need to be reported. Laboratories may be required to continue reporting COVID-19 test results to their state health departments. Please check your state Public Health Lab for specific reporting requirements to ensure it complies.
Salmonella, Shigella, rabies, gonorrhea, pertussis, rubeola, and many infectious diseases have required mandatory reporting,
Seasonal flu illness is not a reportable disease. Flu deaths in children are slightly different because these are nationally notifiable, which means that individual flu deaths must be reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
